Stan Lee - RIP

Stan was an icon.

I wonder what his last filmed cameo is going to be (he filmed a lot of them in advance).

I'm currently reading Marvel Comics: The Untold Story.  Lot's of Stan Lee (natch).

A sad day indeed. A great character. Will always remember his great role.

Monty wrote: A sad day indeed. A great character.

A great character. I like that. Sad day, but feeling fortunate for what he helped create.

He saw comic book writers and artists go from shunned outcasts and an embarrassment among the writing community, to eventually being revered and celebrated. He introduced the idea of superheroes with realistic personalities, who had all the emotional and mental problems of normal people, often amplified, as one might expect of someone with special abilities.  

He also worked before the Comics Code, back when comic books were regarded as evil advertising from the Devil, to suffering through the period of silly child-only comic books during the Comics Code heyday, and then he led the way into comic books for grownups that tackled adult themes. 

He saw it all, and he drove a lot of the better changes. Amazingly, he spent nearly 80 years working on comic books and related themes. 

How amazing is that?

Shadar

Stan's death caused so much traffic that Facebook went down for a while.

--Brantley

brantley wrote: Stan's death caused so much traffic that Facebook went down for a while.

--Brantley

Talk about an homage... crashing Facebook. Stan would have been thrilled. 

Shadar

The man was a true legend.  Few people make such a mark on our culture and society.

He was one of them.

Will truly be missed

Peace.....and excelsior!

/K

He was my Hero

Markiehoe wrote: He was my Hero

one of the things about Stan Lee is he seems like a really great guy who the more famous he got, the better a person he became.  It normally runs in the inverse, fame makes monsters out of most people.

RIP Sir

Stan Lee. A life and legacy worthy of celebration.

Excelsior!